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Veterans Affairs committee I think you got the points made.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee I was a reservist.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee No, I did not.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee It would have been if I had gone through the whole process.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee I didn't feel that I needed it.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee Sure. I'm still going through the process. I'm still in the military. I'm still in the reserves. On my transition out and what I found, I think the most useful thing to talk about is that there was not a moment when I realized that I had to leave the military. It was a longer pro
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee The short answer is yes. Within the military, I felt very well taken care of. Another program that's available and that we've had other veterans take advantage of is that when they're in that two- to five-year window, they can actually go and work for another organization. We'v
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee That's right.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee That's correct.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee Sure. The one person I can think of, maintaining confidentiality, was a 21-year-old reservist from my regiment who went overseas to Afghanistan, was injured, came home, and had a knee injury I believe. He was able to have his contract extended. He was going to be paid full time
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee Absolutely. The Veterans Transition Network was filling a gap. The government now pays us $15,000 per veteran. We created a solution. The government saw that as a success. This committee made the recommendations. Within nine months the minister made that announcement. That's one
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee Yes, and it even perhaps goes to this education piece of $75,000. I have a good friend who's just entered that program. His schooling is being paid for him to go back and get re-trained.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee That's correct. He's a corporal and we served in the same platoon in Afghanistan. He was medically released for post-traumatic stress disorder and is in that program. The one piece I would like to bring up, and I actually agree with Mr. Leonardo on this, is that the sooner we can
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee My colleague did trades training. It paid for more than just his schooling, but his expenses as well.
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
Veterans Affairs committee I'd like to thank the chair and this committee for inviting me to present again. . I have been here in the past, and I'm happy to provide an update about the Veterans Transitions Network. This is a network that provides a 10-day program for veterans transitioning out of the mili
March 12th, 2015Committee meeting
Tim Laidler